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The Wanted
The five boys that make up hot new pop proposition THE WANTED are on a mission to bring some much-needed cool - and a fair bit of sexy - back to boyband land.
Though even tagging the five boisterous young men assembled today in a buzzing East London drinkery a 'boyband' seems a fair bit off the mark - maybe 'lad-band' might better suit. These guys are a million miles away from the 'stand-up-for-the-key-change' school of dewy-eyed balladry and cheesy co-ordinated outfits usually associated with the term.
There's a palpable rough and tumble energy and down to earth laddiness to the fivesome when they're together that makes it abundantly clear they're not just band mates on the verge of pop greatness, they're great mates. "We're just five ordinary guys who like having a laugh," says baby-faced 16 year old Nathan, the youngest in the band. "We're all very different personalities and come from all over the UK, but somehow it works."
Manc ex-footie ace (and future heart throb) Max, returns from the bar and begins summing up the characters that make up THE WANTED. "Siva's pretty laidback and really zen, Jay's a bit of an indie-kid and then Nathan - you think he's all young and cute but actually he's really dead dry and sarcastic," he interjects, before adding with a grin, 'oh yeah, and Tom - he's just a lad from Bolton."
For the past few months they have been living together in a ramshackle bachelor's pad in Wandsworth, South London. Tellingly they invested in the important stuff like a football table before moving onto boring things like furniture and curtains. "Got a dart board on the door, fridge full of beer, freezer full of pizzas. What more do you need?' explains Tom in his thick Bolton accent.
Pizza and beer aside, the band have been busy honing their edgy pop sound that incorporates elements of low-slung beats, anthemic rock dynamics and swelling modern pop melodiousness in a mix that is uniquely THE WANTED.
"I'd say it was edgy pop, but there's a bit of rock and a bit of indie in there too," says Jay. "It's taking a bit of risk I think, it's certainly not your usual boyband stuff."
The band have been busy the past twelve months travelling to Europe to co-write and record with some of the biggest names in pop. From Danish pop maestro Cutfather (Christina Aguilera, Pixie Lott, Santana) in Copenhagen and Rami & Carl Falk ('N Sync, Britney Spears) in Sweden. And back in the UK they worked with hitmakers including Steve Mac (Kelly Clarkson) and Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams, James Blunt) to perfect their state of the art modern sound.